layering plastic bags

I thought some of my avid readers might benefit from seeing how I construct my plastic bag stacks before quilting. For the first layer, I start with my #4 shopping bag, cutting off the side seams to help it lay flat.

I want my top layer to be print free, so I went ahead and cut out the logo. When I use this as my top layer I'll rotate the bag so that the holes don't overlap.

While I could recycle the removed text, I would rather use the plastic as a lower layer. There are three strategies to making logos less recognizable:

1) hiding print underneath other layers

2) fracturing logos (I cut this one in half diagonally)

3) overlapping and rotating text


Notice how the text is upside down, backwards, or sideways on this layer.


I added a couple more plastic bags as the next layer. I cut the whole bags in half along the logo.

Finally I add my text-free top layer. You can also see the color palette I've gathered to create the design. I'm planning a person in yellow rain slicker holding a red umbrella :-)